About Us

Professor Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson Agboola, a Professor of Cancer Pathology, was born on 4th July, 1970. He was admitted into Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) Ago-Iwoye, where he obtained hi M.B.Ch.B degree in 2001. Thereafter, he had his mandatory Housemanship at the Olabisi Onabanjo University teaching hospital, Sagamu between 2001 and 2002 and got fully registered with the medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). He joined the services of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye as Lecturer II in May, 2002. He was at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom where he bagged his Master and Doctorate degrees in 2007 and 2012, respectively. He rose through the ranks and became a Professor of cancer Pathology in 2016. Apart from teaching various courses in his area of specialization, Prof. Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson Agboola has to his credit over 50 publications in peer-reviewed Journals locally and internationally. He has attended several Professional Conferences and successfully supervised PhD theses in Cancer Pathology.

Apart from being the first to conceptualise racial difference in Breast Cancer biology in Nigeria compared to British women, Prof. Ayodeji Olayinka Johnson Agboola won the University of Nottingham Developing Solution award in 2006, and the British Council Linkages Award in 2012, among others, in recognition of his cutting-edge researches in his area of specialization. His ingenuity also earned him the global recognition of being part of the International Consortium for Advancing Research on Triple Negative Breast Cancer (ICART) with the goal of reducing global cancer health disparity.

Prof. Agboola, just before his appointment as the Vice-Chancellor, was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of the University, and has served the institution meritoriously in other capacities. He was the Acting Head, Department of Morbid Anatomy and Histopathology between 2005 and 2006, 2008 and 2009, and 2012-2017; Cognate Representative on the Board of Faculties of Pharmacy and Clinical Sciences (2014-2017), Director of Research, Linkages and Advancements, and Chairman, Research, Linkages and Advancements Committee (2017 – 2018). Prof. Agboola had earlier been elected as the Dean, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences (BMS) in June, 2018; Member, Editorial Board of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Sciences (2012-2017); Member, Research Committee (2010-2016); Member, Linkages and Advancement Committee (2015-2017) and Convener, University Cancer Research Committee (2012).

Professor Agboola was at a time, the Ogun State Facilitator, National Programme on Immunisation (2005-2006), Member, Visitation Panel, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (2018) and has served as an External Examiner to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, and the University of Ibadan for PhD examinations in 2019 and 2021 respectively. He is currently, Member, OOUTH Management Board. He also belongs to many Professional Bodies including the Nigerian Medical Association (2001 to date), International Consortium for Advancing Research on Triple Negative Breast Cancer (2016 to date); and International Academy of Pathology, West Africa Chapter (2018 to date), amongst others.

His appointment as the 11th Vice-Chancellor of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye takes effect from Thursday, 13 October, 2022, and it is for a period of five years.

He is happily married and blessed with children.